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Title: Big time aurora Post by: W8ACR on February 19, 2012, 12:38:38 AM Major display of Northern lights tonight in North Dakota. They extended from the northern horizon to directly overhead. Beautiful.
Ron W8ACR Title: Re: Big time aurora Post by: AJ1G on February 19, 2012, 12:44:31 AM Thought something was up - was playing around with the QRP Mobile K1 on 40 CW in the ARRL DX Corntest while out and about about an hour ago and noted most of the signals had severe AU flutter on them. Several hours earlier signals were very solid and much stronger. Spaceweather.com says Kp is at 4 (unsettled).
Title: Re: Big time aurora Post by: WA3VJB on February 19, 2012, 12:54:02 AM Somewhat noticed in Maryland with some rapid fluttery fades tonight down low on 80M.
Stations to the north of me were affected more than those to the south or west, but none was as pronounced as I've heard on auroras past. Title: Confirmed Post by: Steve - K4HX on February 19, 2012, 12:56:29 AM Ah! It's confirmed. We were speculating about this earlier on 3707. I heard some flutter on 15 meters signals around sunset on Saturday and in the early evening on 40 meters too.
Title: Re: Big time aurora Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on February 19, 2012, 03:50:33 AM (http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/gif/pmapN.gif)
Feb 18 in Minnesota: (http://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/19feb12/minnie_strip.jpg) Title: Re: Big time aurora Post by: flintstone mop on February 19, 2012, 06:00:07 AM It really charges up the ionosphere.....Afterwards the short wave really comes to life. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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